Phoebe Zerwick is a Professor of Writing at Wake Forest University. She grew up in New York City and attended the University of Chicago as an undergraduate. Like so many students, she initially wanted to be a doctor, and got a Bachelor’s Degree in […]
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Here’s a look back at the Active Voice from the past week. – Monday we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a sluagh of Irish words. – On Tuesday we talked about how to avoid repetition in your writing. It was full of great […]
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We received this card through #wcconfidential, and we couldn’t agree more! Our tutors feel the same way and a few wanted to share their reasons why. Laure: “I love writing because, as a process, it helps me organize and articulate my thoughts. It allows me […]
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We had a great first week of the Active Voice blog. Here’s a quick look back. – Monday we shared our Writing Center Confidential project and asked you to share your thoughts on Twitter using the hashtag #wcconfidential– Tuesday we […]
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We’ve been getting some amazing postcards from our Writing Center Confidential project! We’ll be sharing those postcards and some tips along the way, but first, we wanted to share this one. Well, we blushed a little when we read it. Awesome, with a thumbs up no […]
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It’s no secret that writing can be difficult. As English author Neil Gaiman once said, “This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It’s that easy, and that hard.” Some people […]
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Welcome to the Active Voice Blog, the official blog of the Wake Forest University Writing Center. You can find all the information you need about the Center around our main site, but this space is reserved for students, faculty, and staff to share perspectives […]
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